Aftershocks shake Davao Occidental; 4.2 quake hits Occidental Mindoro

MANILA, Philippines — Aftershocks struck Davao Occidental, while an earthquake shook Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, July 14, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In an earthquake advisory, Phivolcs said a magnitude 5.3 aftershock, followed by a magnitude 4.5 tremor, jolted Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

The magnitude 5.3 quake, which had a depth of 10 kilometers, registered Instrumental Intensity I in the following areas:

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Intensity I – General Santos City, Malungon, Sarangani, Tupi, and South Cotabato.

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Phivolcs said the tremors were aftershocks of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the Mindanao region last June.

READ: Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake rocks Benguet

Meanwhile, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro. It had a depth of 74 kilometers.

Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 12 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro.

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The agency recorded the following instrumental intensities:

Intensity II – Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro

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Intensity I – Looc and Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro (Rendell Manuel, trainee, INQUIRER.net)

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